Pearland in Wonderland (Williamsport, that is!)

Pearland moms cheer in the first inning, during the Pearland-Connecticut game on Sunday.

Greetings from Williamsport! The Pearland kids are seemingly on a roll with a good, old-fashioned butt-kicking Sunday night! Pearland Little League defeated Fairfield, Conn., 14-1 on Sunday in their second game in the Little League World Series. Pearland’s win came in a shortened game because of the league’s 10-run rule.

The boys have become rock stars, of sorts, as they walk through the Little League Complex. They are swarmed by people wanting autographs and snapshots of themselves with the kids!

Team Pearland even has at least one set of groupies. Four girls from Virginia, were spotted wearing t-shirts, that they had made themselves that read, “I heart Southwest” on the front, and each one had their favorite player’s name and number on the back. Just for the record, there were two Jake Orlando shirts, one Mason Van Noort, and one for Chris Leger. The girl’s shirts were not decked out in bling, like the Pearland moms, but who would dare to compete with the impossible-to-ignore group of Texans?

The moms have a challenge ahead of them….and everyone wants to know, what they will be wearing for their next game? They set the bar high on their first game, Friday, with their rhinestone t-shirts and cowboy hats. Sunday was cowboy shirts, tied in the front, jeans, braided hair, and of course, the hats!

And a note on something that is just plain fun to watch: Jake Orlando (who is batting 1.000 through two LLWS games), performs the worm for the crowd to start the game off, as teams dance with “Dugout” the LLWS mascot. It’s a sight to behold!

Pearland had the day off Monday, and will face the winner of the Connecticut-Washington game on Tuesday night. That team would need to beat Pearland twice to move into Saturday’s American final.

(Last minute note: looks like a rain delay Monday night could cause Pearland’s game to be postponed until Wednesday, now.)

So stay tuned!

Karen Warren : Chronicle

Pearland Little League’s Hunter Smith high fives Jorge Gutierrez after Gutierrez scores a run after his RBI double against Connecticut, Sunday, in Williamsport, the Little League World Series.

Karen Warren : Chronicle

Pearland Little League’s Jake Orlando does the worm at the encouragement of “Dugout” the LLWS mascot during the Pearland-Connecticut game on Sunday.

Rae Abunasser, Sarah Clark, Taylor Rizzari, and twin sister, Danielle Rizzari, all 13, from Virginia, show off their t-shirts that they made to support their favorite team, the Pearland Little Leaguers, who they found on facebook.